Metallic railway-tie.



J. O. FREEMAN.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, 1914.

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J. O. FREEMAN.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, 1914.

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I Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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l a snare" JOHN O. FREEMAN, OF GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, JOHN O. FREEMAN, citizen of the United, States,residing at Greenville, in the county of 'Greenville and State of SouthCarolina, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in MetallicRailway-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable Othersskilled in-the art to which it thereby. 25

appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference =markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

' This invention relates to metallic railway ties and has for itsprimary object the provision of a metallic railway tiewhich shall beeasy to manufacture, economical and 'effic ent.-

A further object of this invention is to provide a metallic tie' whichshall make al-' 'lowance for vibration of the railssuppo'rted -A furtherobject of this invention is to provide 'a tie adapted to prevent thespread ing of the rails.

A further object of this invention to provide a metallic railway tiewhich shall be so constructed as to allow of the rails carried therebybeing adjustable to gage. --With these and other objects in view thisinvention consists in the peculiar combinal: I o I 4 0 parts of ametallic railway tie as hereinafter tionand arrangement of the variousrelated set forth and more particularly pointed out in the ap claims" IReferring to the drawings forming a'portion of this specification andwherein similar reference numerals. ndicate sim lar parts whereverused:- Figure 1 is. a perspective view of the device showing the railsin posi- I tion thereon. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through oneend of the'tie showing the rail fastening means. Fig. 3 is ati'ansversesection on line 33 of Fig." 2; and Fig.4 is a detail perspective of oneend of the im- 4 provedtie.

The numeral 4 designates a metallic body- '60 preferably'hollow andprovided at either i therewithJ end with members 5 and 6 cast inte Adjacent the outer end of 'the tie is formed a cut out, portion 7 in thetop thereof, said cut out portion 7 having a longitudinal slot 8communicating therewithand formed 'in Speeification of Letters Patent.

v shown more particularly in Fig. 3."

grail the side of the tie: Adapted to be insertedwithin the opening 7 isa member 9 formed FFTCE.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

Application filed July 29, 1914. Serial No. 853,930.

with a projecting lip 10 adapted to engage i,

the lower portion of the rail as shown more particularly in Fig. 2. Thelower portion of theniember 9 is contracted to form a relatively smallerportion 1 1 which is in turn' enlarged to form a larger member 12, whichcorresponds to the shape of the slot 8.. The member 9-is insertedwithinthe cut out portion 7 with the member 12 engaging the slot 8. Thismember9 is'placed within; the opening 7 in suchposition that it abutsagainst the rear wall 13 of the opening 7. A second,

member 14 provided withan outwardly and .downwardly'depei ding lip 15 isalso adaptedto engage the portion ofthe opening ,7 which is not'closedby the member 11 when in its proper position. The member 14 engages thespace formedv by the upper member 9 and the lower extension-l2 thereofand abuts against the contracted portion 11,, as I The wedge memberlfipas ses through the hole 17 formed in the lip 15 of the member 14 andthrough a, properly alined hole 18 formed in the opposite 'side of thetie mem-.

her 4. 'The wedge member 19 is adapted to be driven between the block 5and'the rail 20 and is provided with a cut .out portion having holes 22therein for the reception of cotter pins 23 which are adapted to holdagainst the flange 24 of the block .5 and thus 7 prevent accidentalloosening of the wedge 19.. Directly underneaththe rail 20.and in aslightdepression formed in the face of the.

tie is placedapad-25 formed of several plies allow for the necessaryvibration of the rail. The cons'truction'of each end of the tie is ofcanvas and rubber surrounded by a covering-of knitted or braided fabricwhich will. a

the same as far as the members are concerned with the exception that theposition is reversed.

lows After the rail has been set in place in any suitable road bed, therail 20 is placed .upon' the pad 25 and thgmernherfislid' into positionin the opening 7 with-the lip 10 engaging the lower portion of the rail.The

wedge member 19 is new inserted between 1 the rail: 20' and the members5 'and drivenhome and the cotter pins 23 inserted against I Theoperation of the'device' is as fol- 1 v opening 7 left free fromengagement with the member 9, the dependinglip 15 thereof engaging theface of the tie member 4'. The

wedge member 16 is now inserted within the openings 17 and 18 where itis driven until the rail is so positioned as to be suitable for use. Theinstallationof the second or opposed rail is the same, although it isnecessary, in placing the members in this position for the second rail,that the proper gage is secured. This may be accomplished by regulatingthe depth to which the wedge members 19 and 16'are driven; When thewedges have been driven to the desired depth they may be held in placeby means of cotter pins 26 driven through holes 27 formed in the wedges.It .will thus be seen that my tie forms an eflicient device for holdingthe rolls in position, as well as adjusting the same to gage and also ofthe'rolls.

With the present construction the parts are so constructed as to beadapted for use with any size rail. 7

I realize that considerable variation of the specific 'details'of myinvention as herein set forth may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit of my invention, and it is not my intention to limit myselfto the specific structure as herein described, but to construe thefollowing claims as broadly as v the state of the prior art will permit.

What-I claim as new and desire to secure by U. S, LettersPat'ent, isv 1. A tie of the class described, comprising a hollowbody portionhaving a recess in its .top wall and a communicating. recess in its sidewall, the latter recess extending beyond the side walls of the recess inthe top wall, the body portion having an integ'ral'rail brace, alockingmember formed with a reduced central portion which forms upper and lowerlateral flanges, one ofthe upper flanges being beveled to engage thebase of v a rail, the locking member fitting in the recess in the topwall of the body portion and the upper and lower lateral flangesembracing the upper wall of the body portion, one side of the lockingmember abutting against a wall of the body portion, a filling blockhaving a horizontal flange which passes through-the recess in the. sidewall of the body portion and abuts against the locking member, saidfilling block having an outer flange which extends down and laterallyfrom the horizontal flange to engage the outer surface of the bodyportion, the flange on the filling block having an opening, a wedgefitted in said opening, and an opening in the rear wall of the bodyportion to wedge and lock the locking member against a rail, and meansfor locking the wedge in position.

,2. A railroad tie comprising a body portion formed in its upper wallwith a recess and a communicating recess in its side wall,

provides for any vibration the latter recess extending laterally beyondthe walls of the recess in the top wall of the body portion, a railbrace on the top of the body p0rti0n, -a' locking block fitted in thetoprecess and formed with upper'and lower flanges which embrace thetopwall, a filling block fitted in the recess in the side wall, saidfilling block abutting against the looking member, the filling blockhaving an outer flange which extends below and beyond the sides andbottom of the block, said flange having a recess and the under surfaceof the block beinggcut away to form a wall in alinement' with one ofthewalls' of the latter recess, a wedge fitting in the recess in theflange and engaging the wall on the under,

side of the block,'and a wall of the locking I portion formed with .arecess in its top and.

a communicating recess in one wall, a rail brace on the top of the bodyportion, a looking element fitted in the recess in the top wall. saidlocking element having a rail engaging flange, a filling block fitted inthe recess 1n the sidewall and abutting against the locking block, saidlocking block having an outer flange formedwith a recess, a wedgepassing through the latter recess and engagwedge passing through arecessfo'rmed in the. rear wall of the hollow body portion, means forlocking the wedge in position, "a

4. A rail road tie comprising a body poring the locking block, theopposite end of the tion formed in its upper wall with a recess and acommunicating recess in its side wall, the latter recess extendinglaterally beyond the walls of the recess in the top wall of the bodyportion, a rail brace on top of the body portion, a locking blockfitting in the top recess and formed with upper and lower flanges Whichembrace the top wall, a filling block fitted in the recess in the sidewall and abutting against the locking block, said filling block having arecess in alinement with an opening formed in the opposite wall of thebody portion, a wedge fitting in the recess and the opening in theopposite wall, and pins passing through the opposite ends of the wedgeto hold same in position. I

5. A railroad tie comprising a body portion formed in its upper wallWith'a recess and a communicating recess in its side wall,

the latter recess extending laterally beyond the walls of the recess inthe top wall of the body portion, a rail brace on top of the body a bindagainst a rail supported on the body portion, pins to fasten the wedgein posi- 7 tion, a locking block fitting in the top recess and formedwith upper and lower flanges which embrace the top wall, a filling blockfitted in the recess in the side Wall and abutting against the lockingblock,- said filling block having a recess in alinement with an openingformed in the o posite wall of the 10 body portion, a wedge tting in'therecess and the opening in the opposite wall, and

name to this specification in the presence of 15 twosuhscribingwitnesses.

JOHN O. FREEMAN. Witnesses:

J W. RISER, G. G., WELLs.

